The trail is 2493 miles long. It begins in city A and ends in city B. Manfred has hiked 2/9 of the trail before. How many miles has he hiked?
well, that would be
2/9 * 2493, right?
To calculate the number of miles Manfred has hiked, you need to multiply the total length of the trail by the fraction representing the portion he has completed.
First, find 2/9 of the trail length by multiplying the fraction by the total distance:
(2/9) * 2493 = 554
Manfred has hiked 554 miles of the trail.